Slash Keyboard Is the Closest You’ll Get to Gboard on Android

Last week, Google released Gboard as an iOS-exclusive, much to the chagrin of Android users. Google says they’re hard at work on an Android version, but who knows when it’ll arrive.

If you’re feeling impatient, you should head to the Play Store to check out Slash Keyboard. It’s not quite Gboard, but it should be close enough to tide you over for now.

Instead of a dedicated Google button, Slash Keyboard lets you search a variety of sites such as Google, YouTube, Spotify, and the like by tapping the “slash” icon on the keyboard and typing in the name of the app you wish to search. It’s a… more